In today’s world, greenery is fast depleting. Such an environment can damage your eyesight. It is always suggested by the doctors that eye health should be well maintained from childhood. With the knowledge of various yoga exercises for eye problems, you can maintain your eye health and eye vision. Yoga for eyes can solve several problems of your eye which includes long-sightedness as well as short-sightedness.

Is your eye health degrading day by day? Well, this can be due to your hectic schedule which doesn’t permit you to leave the computer screen when in office and even when you are back home. People are more concerned about other parts of their body then eyes. However, it is important to take proper care of your eyes. Without eyes, you are unable to see this world.

How To Reduce Eye Pressure By Yoga?

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How To Reduce Eye Strain By Yoga?

Nowadays, many people suffer from eye strain where eyes get tired due to overuse. Your eyes tend to feel strain due to numerous causes including driving long distance, staring at digital screen for long hours, exposure to bright light or reading in dim light.

Symptoms of Eye Strain Include:

Pain in eyes

Blurred vision

Dry or watery eyes

Headache

Increased sensitivity to bright light

Eyestrain is not a serious eye problem. Generally, it will go away after resting your eyes. However, it is advised to visit a doctor if the problem persists frequently even after resting your eyes.

1. Palming Exercise

The very first step which you must do is to sit in any comfortable posture. Now bring both your palms together and rub palms together. This will make your palms warm.

Slowly keep warm palms on top of your eyes without pressurizing it. The energy from your hands will now flow to your eyes. Keep your palms on your eyes until and palms return back to the normal body temperature. The entire procedure should be repeated thrice.

2. Blinking Exercise

Try out this simple yoga for eyes exercise to relax your eyes. Blink your eyes in a super-fast manner. You should do this for about ten to fifteen minutes.

After this, you can shut your eyes and give some rest to them. After two seconds of resting, blink your eyes rapidly again in the same manner. This exercise will make your eyes feel relaxed. Repeating this yoga exercise for 3-5 times will be really beneficial for eyes in the long run.

3. 20-20-20 Technique

20-20-20 technique is done by looking at a distant object in every 20 minutes which is 20 feet away from you for at least 20 seconds. This exercise helps in releasing fatigue and relaxes eye muscles.

With an inhale look between the eyebrows. Now, with an exhale look towards your left thumb without moving your head sideways. Again, come back to neutral position with an inhale and look between the eyebrows. With an exhale look towards your right thumb without mobbing your head.

After the completion of a single round, perform this exercise for 8-10 times. Make note not to move your head by your side, only move your eyes to concentrate on your thumb.

5. Front and Sideways Viewing

Performing yoga for your eyes is beneficial for the overall health of the eyes. In fact, such exercises can also help in improving your eyesight. Sit down on yoga mat and stretch your legs in front of you. Place your left fist on left knee and right thumb on right knee, keeping thumb pointing towards the ceiling.

Firstly, gaze in the front direction at the level of your eyes. Keep your head fixed in this position. Now, exhale and look towards your left thumb without moving your head. With an inhale again look towards front direction.

Repeat this exercise 6-8 times. Lastly, close your eyes and relax. Make sure to keep head and spinal cord straight while performing this yoga exercise.

6. Eye Rolling

Sit in comfortable position, breathing normally and keeping your spine in upright position. Relax the muscle of your eyes by softening the gaze. Don’t move your head and gaze up the ceiling. Circle your eyes slowly in a clockwise direction and trace as large as a circle you can. Keep on gently focusing on the objects in your reach.

After completing one rotation close your eyes and relax for 5- 10 seconds. Do the same eye rolling movement in an anti-clockwise direction and relax.

7. Up and Down Viewing

For doing this yoga for eyes exercise first you have to sit straight with legs in front of your body. The thumbs should point upwards and the fists should be placed on the knees. Keep the arms straight and raise the right thumb slowly. You need to follow the upward motion of thumb with eyes. Once the thumb has been raised to the maximum level bring it to the starting position.

Keep the eyes focused on the thumb and the head should remain still. The same process should be repeated with left thumb. The exercise should be practiced five times with each thumb. The spine and head should be kept straight throughout the exercise. After the completion of the exercise close your eyes and relax.

When you are raising your eyes you should inhale and when you are lowering the eyes then you have to exhale.

8. Near and Distant Viewing

In this exercise, inhale and look at a distant object. Notice the object details with relaxed eyes. While you exhale, shift your gaze to a nearer object and see it with relaxed eyes. While you are taking the next deep breath, look again at the distant object. Again, with an exhale look towards nearer object.

Repeat this exercise between two distant and near objects for 10 deep breaths.

9. Gazing Tip of Nose

Firstly, sit in a cross legged pose. Then, lift the left arm directly in front of your nose. Make a fist with left hand, keep the thumb pointing upwards. Both the eyes should be focused on tip of the thumb.

Slowly, bend your left arm and bring your thumb to the tip of the nose. The eyes should remain focused on the tip of the thumb.

The thumb should be held at tip of the nose and the eyes should remain focused on the thumb. Continue looking at the thumb tip and straighten the arm slowly.

This yoga for eyes exercise should be performed at least five times. Inhale when the thumb is pulled towards the nose tip. Breathe normally when thumb is at the tip of nose. Breathe out when the arm is moved away from the nose.

Conclusion

It is a well-known fact that yoga helps to cure a lot of health problems. Leaving a few eye disorders, the others can be cured by yoga exercises. If you are someone who gets eye stress or eye strain every now, then try above mentioned exercises to relax your eyes. You can do these exercises anytime and anywhere. Practice these yoga for eyes exercises every day for 10-15 minutes to keep your eyes healthy and away from eye strain.